Balloon

N20265

2017 Head Balloons AX8-88

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
459
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cox Utility Services (Corporation)
Based
Charlotte, NC
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Registration record

N20265 on the FAA register

Type
2017 Head Balloons AX8-88
Serial
459
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Cox Utility Services
Charlotte, NC
Certificate issued
2017-08-31
Airworthiness date
2017-03-01
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A19CB9
Mode S (octal)
50316271
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N20265 to the current registrant.
  • 2017-03-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2006-08-31
    N20265 previously assigned to a Cameron Balloons Us V-77 (s/n 5371); cancelled.
  • 1973-10-23
    N20265 previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 172-61141); cancelled.
Overview

About N20265

N20265 is a 2017 Head Balloons AX8-88, serial number 459. The FAA register lists Cox Utility Services as the registrant in Charlotte, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 1, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N20265. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-08-12 Accident · Torrance,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 2859
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172M — a different aircraft that carried the N20265 registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.